"Blackened Melodic Death Metal: A History Lesson

Blackened Melodic Death Metal: A History Lesson

Metal Injection by J.Andrew Zalucky  

These bands embody all the best things about metal: catchy riffs and great songwriting, effective use of melody to create a narrative structure, vocals soaked in reverb, and all the brutality one needs without resorting to cheesiness or self-parody.